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♦ wise (1) /waɪz/a.1 saggio; savio; assennato; avveduto; prudente: a wise man, un uomo saggio; un saggio; Is it wise to go there alone?, è prudente andarci da solo?; a wise action, un'azione assennata; You were wise to refuse, sei stato avveduto (o hai fatto bene) a rifiutare● (fam.) wise guy, drittone (iron.); sapientone, saccentone; chi crede di saperla lunga □ (arc.) wise man, mago; stregone □ (fam. USA) to be wise to sb. [st.], conoscere q., sapere con chi si ha a che fare [essere al corrente di qc.] □ (arc.) wise woman, indovina, strega; (scozz.) levatrice □ ( slang) to get wise, mangiare la foglia; capire come stanno le cose □ to get wise to sb., imparare a conoscere q.; imparare i trucchi di q. □ (fam. USA) to get wise to st., aprire gli occhi su qc.; accorgersi di qc.; vedere chiaro in qc. □ (fam. USA) to get wise with sb., fare il furbo con q.; ( anche) prendersi delle libertà con q. □ to be none the wiser, non saperne più di prima: I was none the wiser for his long explanation, dopo la sua lunga spiegazione, non ne seppi più di prima □ (fam.) to put sb. wise to st., mettere q. al corrente di qc.; informare q. di qc.; aprire gli occhi a q. su qc. □ (relig.) the Three Wise Men, i tre Re Magi □ (prov.) Everybody is wise after the event, del senno di poi son piene le fosse.wise (2) /waɪz/n.(arc., lett.) modo; maniera; guisa (lett.): in no wise, in nessun modo; in some wise, in qualche maniera. -
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I [waɪz] adj-r comp - st superl (gen) (person) saggio (-a), (learned) sapiente, (prudent: advice, remark) prudenteto get wise to sb/sth fam — aprire gli occhi su qn/qc
to put sb wise to sb/sth fam — mettere qn al corrente di qn/qc
- wise upII [waɪz]1. n oldin no wise — affatto, in nessun modo
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the Three Wise Men — UK / US three kings who visited Jesus Christ as a baby, according to the Bible … English dictionary
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